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CVE-2026-89512: remoteproc: scp: Fix device reference leak on failed lookup

• Severity: unknown
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-09-11 · updated 2026-10-19

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: remoteproc: scp: Fix device reference leak on failed lookup Make sure to drop the reference taken to the SCP device when attempting to look up its driver data before the driver has been bound. Note that holding a reference to a device does not prevent its driver data from going away.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 5.6 — fixed in 7.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 7.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22f9efb3ae07f966a1901d929d16df1388cce65c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/440bcb0948a12c9104b6dcca99a2cfb0db49b22a
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/554689ff2d7561d91011e69a8bfcef1b71901b2b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ca338cf2d386fd701b2dc27a2cd4c067a45d545
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7e32814a6bf20f792d05f0bc9f94f0606311bc6
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6ef9060775483bcf57291cbacbc0fe89b5857da
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1c9512ae072996647fb829c6402348d1b72af39
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f794c930d8238e370fd61fcb12cc301ae098231b

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